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Easter Monday in New Zealand

Quick Facts

Easter Monday is the day before Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in New Zealand.

Name

Easter Monday

Easter Monday 2013

Monday, April 1, 2013

Easter Monday 2014

Monday, April 21, 2014
List of dates for other years

Easter Monday is a statutory public holiday in New Zealand. It is on the Monday after Easter Sunday, in which Christians remember Jesus Christ's resurrection.

Easter egg hunts - a popular activity for kids.

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What do people do?

In New Zealand, Easter Monday is the last day of a four-day weekend, which includes Good Friday. Many people return from short trips out of town, while others relax at home. Many families take part in an Easter egg hunt and other Easter related activities. Chocolate eggs are especially popular to eat. Some churches hold special Easter Monday services.

Public life

Easter Monday is a public holiday in New Zealand so schools, government offices and many businesses are closed.

Background

Easter Monday, the day after Jesus' resurrection, used to be regarded as unlucky and was therefore known as Black Monday. These days it is a day off for many countries, including New Zealand. The Easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.

Symbols

For people with strong Christian beliefs, the Cross, on which Jesus was crucified, and the Resurrection are important symbols of the period around Easter. Other symbols of Easter include real eggs or eggs manufactured from a range of materials, nests, lambs and rabbits or hares. Sometimes these symbols are combined, for example, in candy models of rabbits with nests full of eggs. Eggs, rabbits, hares and young animals are thought to represent the re-birth and return to fertility of nature in the spring.

About Easter Monday in other countries

Easter Monday Observances

Weekday	Date	Year	Name	Holiday type
Mon	Apr 7	1980	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 20	1981	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 12	1982	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 4	1983	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 23	1984	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 8	1985	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Mar 31	1986	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 20	1987	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 4	1988	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Mar 27	1989	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 16	1990	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 1	1991	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 20	1992	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 12	1993	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 4	1994	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 17	1995	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 8	1996	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Mar 31	1997	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 13	1998	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 5	1999	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 24	2000	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 16	2001	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 1	2002	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 21	2003	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 12	2004	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Mar 28	2005	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 17	2006	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 9	2007	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Mar 24	2008	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 13	2009	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 5	2010	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 25	2011	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 9	2012	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 1	2013	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 21	2014	Easter Monday	National holiday
Mon	Apr 6	2015	Easter Monday	National holiday

Related holiday

Good Friday ―Friday, March 29, 2013

Other holidays in April 2013 in New Zealand

Anzac Day ―Thursday, April 25, 2013

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